Family ANOPLOGASTRIDAE
Fangtooths
Compiler and date details
26 October 2014 - John R. Paxton, Dianne J. Bray & Jennifer E. Gates
John R. Paxton & Jennifer E. Gates
Introduction
The small family Anoplogastridae includes a single genus and two species. One species is known from Australia.
Fangtooths are meso- and bathpelagic to more than 5000 m worldwide. Recorded food items include crustaceans and small fishes. Adults are dark brown to black with a deep body, large mouth, very large teeth and small eye. The juveniles are so different, lacking the large teeth and dark colour, that they were originally described in a separate family. Maximum size is about 15.5 cm standard length.
The family was reviewed by Woods & Sonoda (1973) and Kotlyar (1986, 1996).
General References
Kotlyar, A.N. 1986. Classification and distribution of fishes of the family Anoplogasteridae (Beryciformes). Voprosy Ikhtiologii 26(4): 531-551 [in Russian; english transl. in J. Ichthyol. 1987, vol. 26 (4):133-153]
Kotlyar, A.N. 1996. Beryciform Fishes of the World Ocean. Moscow : VNIRO Publishing 368 pp.
Woods, L.P. & Sonoda, P.M. 1973. Order Berycomorphi (Beryciformes). pp. 263-396 figs 1-66 in Cohen, D.M. (ed.). Fishes of the western North Atlantic. Halosuriforms, Killfishes, Squirrelfishes and other Beryciforms, Stephanoberyciforms, Grenadiers. Yale University : The Sears Foundation of Marine Research Mem. I Pt 6 698 pp.
Common Name References
Paxton, J.R. 1999. Families Gibberichthyidae, Rondeletiidae, Barbourisiidae, Cetomimidae, Mirapinnidae, Megalomycteridae, Anoplogastridae, Diretmidae. pp. 2203-2211 in Carpenter, K.E. & Niem, T.H. (eds). The Living Marine Resources of the Western Central Pacific. FAO Species Identification Guide for Fisheries Purposes. Rome : FAO Vol. 4 pp. 2069-2790. [2210] (FAO) (Fangtooths)
History of changes
| Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12-Feb-2010 | (import) |